Nuttall Oak

Quercus texana

native · Central Texas

Nuttall Oak is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 126 ft tall. It wants full sun and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow in early spring. Good for birds and butterflies.

Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.

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The facts

5 sources

Type: Tree
Sun: Full sun (6–10 hrs of direct sun)
Water: Medium
Height: About 126 ft
Bloom: Early Spring · yellow
Foliage: Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil: Takes clay
Wildlife: Supports birds and butterflies

Where it grows

29 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.